<![CDATA[Electrical system problem!!!!]]>For starters 89 CRX SI.
Towards the end of the day at the track yesterday the engine ground popped loose, no problem, i just put a new ring terminal on it and put it back on. Now there are no taillights, the car still has blinkers, brake lights, and hazards, but no tail lights or dash lights (not fun in the dark). I put in a new fuse and it blew again. I pulled the harness off the back of the dimmer, put in a new fuse, and it blew again. I pulled the harnesses off the tail lights and they blew again. Does anyone think that this has to do with the ground that came loose or is it just a coincidence? As of last night, aside from the dyno time, this car was done for the summer, please don't tell me I have to pull out the whole interior and trace the wire back to find a short (If I have to do that, I'm just going to say fuck it, cut it, and run a new wire).

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/3083/electrical-system-problemRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 02:11:55 GMTMon, 20 Jun 2005 00:44:16 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Electrical system problem!!!! on Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:42:23 GMT]]>I've checked every single wire that deals with this problem except those that require me to remove the WHOLE interior. Check this out:

Car as it was on race day: legacy image

Car as it is now: legacy image legacy image

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/54007https://fargostreet.com/post/54007Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:42:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electrical system problem!!!! on Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:36:36 GMT]]>IMO, you should make it clean and use stock switches. Sounds to me like some wires maybe melted or something. Anything grounding in places other than factory spots could mess things up bad.although I am sure you already know this. My $.02

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/54003https://fargostreet.com/post/54003Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:36:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electrical system problem!!!! on Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:32:11 GMT]]>Well, I checked EVERYTHING that could possibly go wrong just short of ripping the carpet out and following the wire and looking for a short. I am now thinking of re-wiring the tails/front corners/dash lights I just need some Input on if this will work.

Should I follow the wires comming off of the light switch on the steering column, once they split out and go their seperate directions I will cut it there and just run my own new wires to everything (fused of course).

Or should I say fuck it, put in my own toggle switch, run a fused wire from the battery, and split it out and connect it at all of the stock harnesses? I'm leaning more towards this one just because it would be much easier.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/54002https://fargostreet.com/post/54002Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:32:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electrical system problem!!!! on Mon, 20 Jun 2005 04:20:56 GMT]]>had to suck working in a kitchen on a day like today

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/53737https://fargostreet.com/post/53737Mon, 20 Jun 2005 04:20:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electrical system problem!!!! on Mon, 20 Jun 2005 03:36:48 GMT]]>Checked it, that is the one that came loose at the track.

Good for you, shit it was 123 degrees in the kitchen today.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/53728https://fargostreet.com/post/53728Mon, 20 Jun 2005 03:36:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electrical system problem!!!! on Mon, 20 Jun 2005 03:00:16 GMT]]>Awesome. Red Lobster was good today haha.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/53724https://fargostreet.com/post/53724Mon, 20 Jun 2005 03:00:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electrical system problem!!!! on Mon, 20 Jun 2005 02:40:37 GMT]]>check ur main ground on the ground side not the battery side could be loose sounds like that could be it

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/53719https://fargostreet.com/post/53719Mon, 20 Jun 2005 02:40:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electrical system problem!!!! on Mon, 20 Jun 2005 02:10:45 GMT]]>All the gauge wiring was done by the person that started this project (you know who I'm talking about-the same person that wired the turbo timer so you didn't need a key to start the car, just hit the clutch and it starts-the same person that somehow wired the A/F gauge through the horn so if you honk the horn the gauge spikes lean-the same person who wired the AFC so backwards that when I first started the car (with the clutch) it fried the AFC and we had to go to a different fuel management system-the list goes on and on), but I looked at the wiring for a while (not too in depth yet) and didn't see anything wrong.

P.S. I made your food at Red Lobster today. 🙂

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/53712https://fargostreet.com/post/53712Mon, 20 Jun 2005 02:10:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electrical system problem!!!! on Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:52:31 GMT]]>Have you wired any gauges in? Any wires grounding out there?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/53698https://fargostreet.com/post/53698Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:52:31 GMT